Tag Archive | "california highway patrol"

The California Highway Patrol is replacing the BMWs in its patrol fleet of 415 motorcycles with Harley-Davidson Electra Glides. At the turn of the millennium the CHP was riding Kawasaki KZ1000s. The police force replaced the Japanese bikes with BMW R1100s. That BMW model is the choice of more than 450 American police forces including […]

So, I run into the impossible traffic jam that the California Highway Patrol has created on the 405. Somebody or another has abandoned a Tercel in the south bound carpool lane. Probably they ran out of gas. Maybe they stole the car and then they ran out of gas. Maybe the thieves are walking to […]

Yeah, like It never happened to you. Of course, probably, you were drunk. The Ventura County Star has reported that a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer “fell off his motorcycle” at the Wells Road exit of Highway 126. The accident happened about 4 pm Monday afternoon. According to CHP spokesman Steve Reid, the unnamed officer […]

A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club was the apparent victim of road rage in Glendale, near Los Angeles last week. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Manuel Vincent Martin, 30, of Venice, CA. Martin was shot in the upper body in the early morning hours of October 8. Martin […]